British military will take 2 years to get over Games: planner Britain's military will take two years to return to normal after it was called upon to provide 18,000 troops for the London Olympics, the chief planner warned in an interview published Tuesday.
Buenos Aires metro strike over after 10 days Buenos Aires metro workers announced Monday a temporary end to a strike that left one million commuters daily stranded without subways for ten days.
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8th corpse found in forest near AlmatyKazakhstan Interior Ministry announced that the 8th corpse had been discovered in Ile-Alatau national park near Almaty.
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister to visit MeccaKazakhstan delegation led by Foreign Minister will take part in the 4th emergency summit of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation.
Australia boatpeople plan wins crucial support Plans to transfer asylum-seekers who arrive in Australia by boat to Pacific states won crucial support Tuesday, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard saying they could be processed offshore within a month.
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Tourists film New York police shooting Bystanders in New York whipped out cellphones to film the shooting by police of a man allegedly threatening them with a knife in the tourism magnet of Times Square.
Aleppo battle rages as both sides report atrocities The Syrian army pressed its assault on rebels in commercial capital Aleppo on Sunday, while both sides reported atrocities and Arab foreign ministers postponed a planned meeting on the 17-month conflict.
Jennifer Aniston is engaged to screenwriter Justin Theroux For the first time after her ill-fated break-up with Brad Pitt, US actress Jennifer Aniston is engaged to be married again -- this time to a much less known actor-screenwriter, Justin Theroux.